The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Faulkln voted 50, ,OOO bonds Tor an
artesian we'll.
The house OF Thomas Jose was
burned at Highmore. Loss, 1900
fully insured.
The Clark County Agricultural aS
sociation will hold their third annual
tair at Clark this fall.
A farewell party was given to Gov
Church at Huron. 1t was held in the
largest hall in town, and is said to
have been the most magnificent recep,
tiOn ever given at that place.
Henry Severn, farmer living south
of jamestown, was struck by lightning
recently ana instantly killed.
The total valuation OF Minnehaha
county is $7,6OO,OOO. That of the
city OF Sioux Fall is $3,7I2,OOO.
Surveyors are fixing the line for the
Duluth. Watertown & Pacifcrailroad,
and will have it graded to Huron from
Watertown this year.
Frank S. Hankey, long identified
with the prosperity OF Grand Forks,
died OF apoplexy. Mr.. Hankey was
ST years old. He was for long time
a resident OF St. Paul, and was prom
lnent in business circles.
The owners OF the Troy farm at Tap
pan have served an order on County
Treasurer Fridley restraining him
from collecting real tax. This trOu-
BILE arose because Kidder county re-
fuses to recognize Tappan as a part
OF Stanton coudty.
At Madison Judge Francis, OF the
district court, ordered several gentle
men out OF the court room because
they were in their shirt sleeves.
Deputy United State Mining Sur
veyor Whites commission at Dead
wood has been revoked Seveal irreg-
ularities were reported. The direct
cause OF his suspension is his recent
letter to the London Financial News
pronOuncing the Horney Peak Tin
company a gigantic fraud.
At DEVILS Lake, freight train ran
into a construction train telescoping
the sleeper and caboose, killing Henry
Finke of Minneapolis, fatally iniuring
Peter Carlson, and injuring several
others.
At Deadwood OAK, the Father De.
Smet mill was adroitly robbed OF am
algam valued at $6,7OO. During the
night a hole was cut from the outside
through the building and the chest,
and the amalgam taken. -. -.
A dispatch reports the killing of An
ton Lonsted, farm hand at Har-
wood, by lightning, and of Henry Bahr,
also by lightning, at Davenport, while
his employer, John Homer, was
stunned and had a horse killed. Hail
did considerable damage to the fields
Of Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Bishop, Robert
Lester and e. V. Mcknight at Maple
ton and William Eggert, j. T. Erdman
and many Others near Davenport
and Leonard.
At Howard, during heavy thunder
storm liRhtning struck the barn of
Co"nty Attorney Gengle entirely con-
s0in.ng it and contents. The loss is
about So, 900.
A dispatch from Blunt, of the Sd,
says the heaviest wind, rain, hail and
thunder storm OF the year visited
that section lasting two hours. Hail
could have Eeen shoVeled from the
ground in places by the scoop full.
Great damage has been done to many
buildings through broken glass, while
much stock was killed by the light
ming.
The .. S. secretary OF State received
rom the consul at Christiana dis.
patch announcing the death of Knud
Heigesen ROAM, whose residents was IS
Portland, Dakota. He died in Nor
way.
The third annual territorial fair IN
der the auspices Of the Dakota board
of agriculture will be held at Mitchell
September 26 TO 80 inclusive. The
outlook is encouraging for an excel
lent display at that time. Five hun
dred stalls are finished to accommo-
date the stock. The grounds and
buildings viii be considerably enlarged.
Free power will be turnighea for the
machinery display. Bicycle contests,
horse races and balloon ascensions
will make an interesting programme
for each day. Passenger rates on the
railroads vii be one fare for theroundl
trip. A handsome premium list has
been issued. Init some ST. 900 Is OF
Tered in premiums. besides gold. silver